Friday, 17 October 2014

After a thorough cleansing these beautiful vintage Beni
Ouarain carpets are rolled up incredibly tightly and left to drip on makeshift
poles. Imagine the weight of one wet white giant considering that the general
weight of a dry carpet is around 35 kg!

Once most of the water has dripped off, the carpet is rolled
out to dry and air in the sun.

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Not so long ago we
were invited by a friend to come and see his new house in a small Berber
village at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains. From Marrakech it lies about
55 km to the South but from our home in the Ourika Valley (and with the not so precise route description
from our friend) it is a lovely but very bumpy, three-hour drive. The journey
to his house led us over sandy paths, through the narrow streets of small and
remote Berber villages and passed many colourful Boucherouite carpets hanging
out to dry along river banks.

In a tiny village,
somewhere in the middle of nowhere, our friend has found a little piece of
paradise and this lovely, charmingly odd house!

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Yes well, officially these are curtain ties but they also look amazing as hanging decoration at the ends of a curtain pole, a mirror, a headboard, a wardrobe knob etc. These beautiful handmade objects of desire give an instant touch of drama and elegance to any room